Means for attaching buttons.



F. DE LA PARRA.

MEANS "FOR ATTACHING BUTTONS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. I918.

1 ,278,44:6. Patented Sept. 10,1918.

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FERMIN DE LA PAIB'RA, OIE VALPARAISO, CHILE.

MEANS FOR ATTAGHIN Gr BUTTONS.

Application filed April 16, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERMIN on LA PARRA, a citizen of the Republic of Chile, residing at Valparaiso, Chile, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Attaching Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to fastening means for buttons such as used on garments, shoes, for collars, cuffs, brooches and emblem buttons, and has for its principal object to provide such a construction that, while permitting the button to be easily and quickly attached to and removed from a garment, will render it impossible for the button to become accidentally detached or lost.

With this object in view my new fastening means consist of a member which like a screw thread will on turning the button around its axis engage the material to which it is to be attached and thereby securely held in position.

Another object of my invention is to make the fastening means simple and inexpensive so that its attachment to a button will not materially increase the price of the buttons.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters denote corresponding parts Figure 1 is an enlarged view of an ordinary collar button equipped with my new fastening means; Fig. 2 shows the button in use with a collar or the like, showing how the button is held in position; Fig. 3 is an elevation of a button to be applied to a garment such as coat or the like and equipped with my new fastener; Fig. 4 is an elevation of a button such as used on shoes or the like, with my new fastener; Fig. 5 is an elevation of a brooch or emblem button,

equipped with my new fastener; Fig. 6 is an elevation of a so-called press button such as used with ladies garments or gloves, of which each section is separately equipped with my new fastener and Figs. 7, 8 and 9 denote modified forms of the fastening means.

My invention substantially consists in the provision of a resilient spiral member, the whirls or turns of which are arranged in a plane and. which the i n r and is fix d Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Serial No. 228,866.

to the button and the outer end is free. The outer end of the spiral is provided with a head or bead al which preferably is formed with a sharp point of. The pointed bead facilitates the passing of said end through a buttonhole when the fastener is used on a collar button or the like and when used on a button for coats or the like it permits its being pierced through the material without requiring the previous cutting of a hole in the latter. The thickness of the spiral and that of the bead or head 03 being comparatively small, the spiral, when removed from the material, will not leave a perceptible hole in the latter. As the fabric is more or less elastic it will, after the head or head has been pierced through it, again contract so that the head or head will not be able of itself and without exerting a force on the button to pass through the fabric, and, therefore, an accidental detachment of the button will be rendered impossible. Inasmuch as it is often desired to change the buttons or the distance between the same the fact that holes need not be cut into the material and the spiral can be pierced through the material without leaving any permanent hole after its removal is one of the main advantages afforded by my new fastener.

On passing or piercing the free end of the spiral through the buttonhole of a collar or lapel or through the hole it makes in the material to which the button is to be fixed and on turning the button on its axis the spiral will feed itself through said hole and engage the material like screw thread. The turns of the spiral may be either circularly curved as shown in Fig. 2, bent at right angles as shown in Fig. 7, or bent in form of a triangle as shown in Fig. 8. The spiral may have a single turn as shown in Fig. 9 or several turns as shown in Figs. 2, 7 and 8.

Referring specifically to Fig. 1 the button there represented is an ordinary collar button comprising a rounded head a, the shank b and the base or back 0. The resilient spiral member at, which in this case has a number of circular turns is attached with its inner end to the lower end of the shank I) while the outer end thereof is provided with a rounded head or head. In Fig. 2 I have shown the button attached to a collar 6. After the head a of the button is passed through the atta hel f, th a aehmeat of the b t Qn is effected by slipping the beaded end of" the spiral through the buttonhole and by turning the button arounditsaxis, whereby.

the spiral is fed through the buttonhole sufficiently to engage with one, two or more turns the material and thereby secure tlrefters Patent is:

- button in position.

If the button is one to be used on a garment for lnstance a coat, 1t may be constructed 1n the form shown in Flg. 3. In

this case'a is the head of the button, 6 theshankand 0 the back. The shank .7) isextended below or behind the back and the spiralmember cl is fixed to the bottom of the extended portion of the shank with its inner end, the outer end thereof being free and beaded. hen the button of this construction isfixed to a garment, a small hole is made in the latter through which the free end of the spiral d is passed from the front or outer face of the garment so that on turning, the button on its axis the spiral will be fed through the said hole until one,.two or more of its turns engage the back face of thegarment and thebutton becomes fixed to the garment. The back 0 will engage the frontfac'e of the garment and prevent the button from wabbling and at the same time in conjunction with said spiral clamp or fix the button. in position.

In Fig. 4: a button is shown such as used on shoes. The head a of such button is hooked to the shank b which usually is stitched or otherwise fixed to the shoe. With my invention the shank is provided at its lower or. free end with the spiral member 01 which may be of the same shape as that of the aforedescribed construction. The attachment of such button is effected in the same manner as before. A small hole is made in the leather through which the beaded end of the'spiral' is passed and on turning the button on its axis the spiral isfed until it engages the back ofthe shoe upper thereby fixing the button in position.

In. a: similar way the construction of a button such as used on lapels or as paper fasteners may be equipped. with my fastening means. Such button is shown in Fig. 5. In such cases 60 indicates the button proper to the rear of which is attached the shank b the free. end of which carries the spiral member (i When the button is a press button (Fig. 6.) it consists of a socket or. female member h and a male member 9. Both these members are each provided with the spiral membGIIZi'SO that each sectioncan be attached to the parts of a glove or other garment, in the Same-manner as the previously described buttons;- 4 I As stated before the shapeof the spiral memberand the number of turns thereof are optional. The principle Of m inventioi pre- 1. A fastener for buttons, brooches or the like, consisting of aresilient spiral member having a pointed head at its outer end adapted when passed with the latter through thematerial to which the button" is to be fastened, andon turning the button around its axis to engage themateri'al like screw thread.

2. A fastenerfor buttons, brooches or the like, consisting of a flat resilient 'spiralmember, the free end of which has a pointed bead and which is adapted when passed through the material to which the button is to be fastened and on turning the button on its axis to engage the material'like screw thread. i

3. In combinationwith the stem of a button, brooch or the like, of a fastener consisting of a resilient spiral member, the

inner end'of which is fixed to said'stem and" theouter end of which is free, and has a pointed head, so that on passing said free end through the material to which the button is to be fastened and on turning the button onit's axis the said spiral will engage the material like the thread of a screw.

4'. The combination with the stemof a button, brooch or the'like, of a fastener consisting of a resilient spiral member, the inner end of which is fixed to' said stem and the outer end of which is free and has a. pointed bead, so thatwhen said beaded end is passed through the material to which the;

button is to be fastened and on turning said button, said spiralwill feed itself through said'liole and'enga'gethe material like screw thread,

5. A button havinga resilient spiral member, theturnsof which are in a plane and which with its inner end is fixed centrally to said button andthe' outer end i's'free and has ab'ead terminating in a sharp point; p

6. A button having a head, stein and base or back, the stem being "extended behind said back, and p a resilient spiral member, the turns of which are in a plane and of which the inner end is fixed to the end of said extended portion of said stem and the outer end is free and has a beadterminating inJa sharp point.

ber and a resilient spiral member, the inner end of which is central'ly'fixed to the said member and the outer end of which is free and'hasabead terminating in a sharp point. 8. A fastener consisting of a solid mem I b er anda resilient" spiral member, the turns of which are a 1ane ndqbi-which the inner end is centrally fixed-"to the said -solid member and the outer end of which is free and has a bead terminating in a sharp point.

9. In a button, a fastener consisting of a flat spiral, the inner end of which is fixed to a central point of the button and the outer end of which has a bead formed with a sharp point permitting the spiral to be pierced through the fabric to which the button is to be attached, said spiral being adapted on turning the button on its central axis to feed itself through the material and to become lodged at the back of said fabric.

10. A button having a shank, a back or base member intermediary between the ends of said shank and a flat spiral, the inner end of which is fixed to the free end of said shank and the outer end of which is free and has a pointed bead capable of being pierced through the fabric to which the button is to be attached, said spiral being adapted on turning the button on its central axis to feed itself through the fabric and to become lodged at the back of the fabric clenching theblatter between itself and the said back or ase.

11. In a button, a fastener consisting of a flat spiral, the inner end of which is fixed to a center point of the button and the outer end of which has a sharp point permitting the spiral to be pierced through the fabric to which the button is to be attached and adapted on turning the button on its central axis to feed itself through the material and to become lodged at the back of the fabric.

12. A button having a shank, a back or base member intermediary between the ends of said shank and a flat spiral, the inner end of which is fixed to the free end of said shank and the outer end of which is pointed and adapted when pierced through the fabric and on turning the button to feed itself through the fabric and to clench the latter between itself and said back or base.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FERMIN DE LA PARRA.

' Witnesses:

-R0BERT R. VELIE, ELSIE SCHMID.

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